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END EFFECTOR COMPRISING A DISTAL TISSUE ABUTMENT MEMBER

  • US 20130256378A1
  • Filed: 02/08/2013
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A staple cartridge, comprising:

  • a cartridge body comprising a deck;

    a plurality of staples removably stored within said cartridge body; and

    an implantable layer assembly positioned over said deck, wherein said implantable layer assembly comprises;

    a compensation layer configured to be at least partially captured within said staples when said staples are moved from an unfired position to a fired position, wherein said compensation layer comprises a first length; and

    an overlap layer extending from said compensation layer, wherein said overlap layer comprises a second length, wherein said second length is longer than said first length, and wherein said overlap layer is configured to overlap an adjacent implanted implantable layer.

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